The Duke's Head

Hatfield Broad Oak

Tel. 01279 718598

Our real Ale selection is ever expanding, with Green King IPA, Timothy Taylor's Golden Best & Sharpe's Doombar. On the lager front, our star offering is the exciting PILSNER URQUELL,served at the perfect temperature, 7C and in stunning glasses - if we ever see some sun, enjoy this delicious refreshing drink in our newly refurbished front garden! Some of the gems on our NEW wine list are from the SKILLOGALEE wine estate in Australia. Come and try them, relaxing in this gorgeous sunshine we are all hoping to enjoy at any moment now!

White Wine
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Cortese Amonte 2011
Volpi - Italy
Light and crisp with delicate citrus fruit aromas and nuances of freshly mown grass and almonds (12% abv.)
£3.00 £3.80 £5.50 £15.00
La Gardea Chardonnay/Macabeo 2011/12
Cariñena - Spain
Crisp, zesty with pear and apple fruit flavours and hints of citrus (13% abv.)
£2.90 £4.00 £5.70 £16.95
Pinot Grigio delle Venezie IGT 2011
Veritiere - Italy
Light and slightly spicy with a delicate, nutty finish (12% abv.)
£3.30 £4.30 £5.90 £17.50
Chenin Blanc 2011
Man Vintners - South Africa
Tropical fruit flavours with refreshing acidity (13.5% abv.)
£3.45 £4.80 £6.50 £19.50
Sauvignon Blanc Terres Fumées 2011/12
Languedoc - France
Really stunning - simply a "must-try" Sauvignon Blanc (12% abv.)
£3.40 £4.80 £6.80 £19.95
Viognier Reserva 2011/12
De Gras - Chile
Full bodied white with nectarine and melon flavours (14% abv.)
£3.50 £4.85 £6.70 £20.00
Muscadet Sur Lie 2010/11
Domaine du Grand Poirier - France
Vibrant, dry wine with a lovely citrus tone (12% abv.)
£4.00 £5.60 £7.90 £20.50
Pompano Verdejo 2010
Rueda - Spain
Intense wine with a hint of peach and a sweet finish (11% abv.)
£3.70 £5.20 £6.90 £20.50
Château Laulerie Sauvignon, Bergerac 2011/12
Vignoble Dubard - France
A crisp and refreshing unoaked Sauvignon (12% abv.)
£4.00 £5.50 £7.90 £21.50
Exmoor Drive Chardonnay 2009/10
Xanadu - Australia
Full of ripe pear flavours with refreshing acidity (13.5% abv.)
£3.85 £5.60 £7.70 £23.00
Petronella Cuvee 2009
Hazel End - Hertfordshire, England
A dry blend of Huxelrebe and Reichensteiner. East Anglian 2010 Gold Medal Winner (10.5% abv.)
£4.00 £5.60 £7.80 £23.00
Treixadura 2010
Ailala Ribeiros Do Avia - Spain
Clean and powerful with lemon and ripe melon zing (14% abv.)
£24.00
Sutherland Riesling 2009
Thelema - Spain
Clean and fresh with apricot and rose petal aromas (14% abv.)
£24.50
Eidosela Alberino 2009
Bodegas Eidosela - Spain
Fresh and balanced with pure mineral flavours (13% abv.)
£26.00
Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2011/12
Urlar - New Zealand
Gooseberry and lime flavours with a hint of passion fruit (14% abv.)
£4.35 £6.40 £8.70 £26.00
Pinot Blanc 2008
Trimbach - France
Dry with lemony fruit and crisp minerality (12.50% abv.)
£
Pinot Gris 2010
Yealands - New Zealand
A full bodied Pinot Gris with aromas of pears and melons (13.9% abv.)
£28.50
Sauvignon Blanc Iona 2009
Elgin - South Africa
With green apples and sharp lime style flavours and great minerality (13.5% abv.)
£29.00
Chablis 2010/11
Domaine Bernard Defaix - France
Classic Chablis with lemony fruit richness (12.5% abv.)
£31.00
The FMC Chenin 2009/10
Ken Forrester - South Africa
Richly layered with dried apricot, vanilla and honey flavours (14% abv.)
£40.50
Rosé Wine
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La Lande Cinsault Rosé 2011/12
Vin de Pays d’Oc - France
A light, dry unoaked and refreshing rose (12% abv.)
£3.30 £4.10 £5.30 £16.25
Cirò Rosato 2011/12
Librandi - Italy
A crisp light rose full of ripe summer fruit flavours (13% abv.)
£4.00 £5.50 £7.50 £22.90
Pinot Grigio Rosato 2011/12
Col Di Sotto - Italy
A lovely pale, just off dry rose (12.5% abv.)
£3.70 £4.20 £5.95 £16.50
Hand Picked Cabernet Malbec Rosé 2011
Skillogalee - Australia
With aromas of cranberries and strawberries, this is a full flavoured rose (14% abv.)
£4.40 £6.40 £8.90 £27.00
Sparkling & Champagne
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Raboso Rosé Barocco NV
Fossalta Di Piave - Italy
A soft easy drinking rosé sparkler, similar to Prosecco in style (11% abv.)
£4.50 £25.50
3 Squirrels Brut 2008
Hazel End - Hertfordshire , England
A feisty young sparkler - dry, well balanced and moresome (12.5% abv.)
£6.00 £27.00
Valdese Prosecco Brut NV
Terre di Sant'Alberto - Itlay
A crisp, classic and elegant Prosecco (11% abv.)
£5.50 £28.00
Laurent Perrier Brut NV
Champagne - France
A mature style of non-vintage Champagne with hints of citrus fruit, and a good balanced palate. (12% abv.)
£50.00
Laurent Perrier Brut Rosé NV
Champagne - France
Elegant with soft ripe red fruits flavours (12% abv.)
£70.00
Red Wine
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Barbera Amonte 2010/11
Volpi - Italy
Deliciously fruity with cherry style fruit flavours (12% abv.)
£3.00 £3.80 £5.50 £15.00
Garnacha/Syrah La Gardea 2010/11
Cariñena - Spain
This dark rich red has soft brambly style fruit flavours, simply unbelievable value (13.5% abv.)
£2.90 £4.00 £5.70 £16.95
Les Granges de Félines Grenache/Merlot 2011/12
Domaine de Belle Mare - France
Fresh and fruity with red berry fruit flavours (13% abv.)
£3.20 £4.20 £5.90 £17.00
Rioja Joven Solmareno 2010/11
Tudelilla - Spain
A lovely non-oaked estate Rioja in an easy drinking fruit driven style (13.5% abv.)
£3.20 £4.50 £6.30 £18.80
Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Man Vintners - South Africa
A bold red wine with red berry flavours and a touch of spice (14% abv.)
£3.60 £5.00 £7.00 £19.00
Merlot Reserva 2011
De Gras - Chile
A Merlot with velvet fruit, oaky flavours and just a hint of mint (13.5% abv.)
£3.90 £5.40 £7.50 £20.00
Chateau Leytrie 2010/11
Bordeaux - France
Rich plummy fruit flavours in a modern rounded style, a great claret (14% abv.)
£4.20 £5.80 £7.90 £22.00
Little Yering Pinot Noir 2009/10
Yering Station - Australia
Red berry aromas with subtle vanilla oak (13.5% abv.)
£4.00 £5.55 £7.60 £22.50
Malbec 2010/11
Tomero - Argentina
Full bodied Malbec with plum and blackberry flavours (14.5% abv.)
£4.20 £5.90 £8.50 £24.90
Rioja Crianza 2007/08
Vina Cerrada - Spain
Savoury and spicy fruit flavours with well integrated oak (13.5% abv.)
£4.35 £6.40 £8.70 £26.00
Pinotage 2008
Martin Meinert - South Africa
Full bodied yet elegant Pinotage (13.5% abv.)
£26.50
Merlot Stellenbosch 2008
Thelema - South Africa
Ripe fruit with a firm well integrated oaky structure (15% abv.)
£31.00
Basket Pressed Shiraz 2008
Skillogalee - Australia
An elegant Shiraz with a velvet texture (14.5% abv.)
£5.35 £7.60 £10.70 £32.00
Chianti Classico 2009
Fonterutoli - Italy
Full of cherry and spice style flavours (13.5% abv.)
£33.50
Bourgogne PInot Noir 2008
Domaine Régis Rossignol Changarnier - France
Dry Pinot with red fruit flavours. (12.5% abv.)
£34.50
Gran Reserva Cabernet Franc 2009
Humberto Canale - Argentina
A full bodied wine full of ripe red berry flavours with a hint of spice (13.5% abv.)
£33.50
The Gypsy Shiraz Grenache 2009
Ken Forrester - South Africa
A delicious Shiraz Grenache blend with hints of bramble fruit and spice (14.5% abv.)
£40.50
Barolo di Serralunga d'Alba 2007
Fontanafredda - Italy
With overtones of vanilla and spice, a well balanced and velvety Barolo (14% abv.)
£46.50
Dessert Wine
The Welder (Natural Sweet Chenin Blanc) 2008
Glen Carlou - Western Cape, South Africa
Aromas of honey blossom, jasmine, figs and peaches. On the palate are ripe stone fruits, gooseberry and grapefruit. (11% abv.)
  50ml £3.00
Sauternes 2007
Clos Dady - Bordeaux, France
Luscious and generous with sweet apricot, honey, roasted nut and marmalade flavours perfectly balanced by a zesty, lime rind acidity. (14% abv.)
  50ml £4.70
Liqueur Muscat NV
Skillogalee - South Australia
Nutty, raisin and apricot flavours, and is full and sweet enough to match well with the sweetest desserts. (18% abv.)
  50ml £5.00
I Capitelli IGT 2008
Anselmi - Veneto, Italy
Stunningly rich and complex, packed with apricot, honey and pear flavours with tobacco and cedar notes, it is smooth, subtle and velvety. (12.5% abv.)
  50ml £5.50
Trockenbeerenauslese 2007
Hopler - Burgenland, Austria
Directly translated means ' dry-berry-selection' The result is rich and concentrated with complex tones that treat the nose and palate to hints of nutmeg, clove, honey, apricot and citrus. (11.5% abv.)
  50ml £6.70
Digestifs
Bas Armagnac X.O. (min 20 years old) NV
Castarede - France
Powerful in the mouth, dominated by concentrated fruit and spice with extraordinary length. (40% abv.)
  25ml £5.00
Lot 90 XO NV
Cognac Tesseron - France
Fresh pear & quince notes on nose, giving way to herbaceous elements, dried fruits and nuts, fresh, with intriguing hints of almond. Palate firm, focussed, powerful, reflecting the aromatics presented by the nose. (40% abv.)
  25ml £5.50
Vintage Port NV
Douro - Portugal
Shows intense berry fruit aromas and a full-bodied structure, with plenty of grip, mouthfilling blackcurrant flavours, fine balance and terrific length. (19% abv.)
  50ml £5.50
Late Bottled Vintage Port NV
Quinta do Crasto - Portugal
This late bottled vintage shows brooding black cherry fruit with a huge cedary core (19% abv.)
  1/2 bottleml £20.00
Calvados VSOP NV
Berneroy - France
Distinctive nose of fresh apples, with a hint of pear, slowly evolves with age to develop more complex aromas of butter, vanilla, baked apple and liquorice. (40%% abv.)
  25ml £5.00